Account book



June 18, 1929. o. w. PERIN 1,717,621

' I ACCOUNT BOOK Filed July 27, 192'! Patented June 18, 1929.

oLivnR w. PERIN, or CINCINNATI, QI-IIO.

I ACCOUNT BOOK] Application filed my 27,

The invention relates to books in the nature of account books, and isparticularly directed to books adapted to be used in bookeepingmachinery. The books which are adapted for use in systems usingmachinery, must be absolutely uniform in order to fit in the machines sothat the type positions and imprints the proper numerals, dates andlegends in the pertinent and appropriate columns, and in correctregistry with regard to other data in the book.

In the past, these books have been made by sewing a sheet of paperprinted for the desired. purpose such as the keeping of accounts, withina flexible but heavier cover. This practice is unsatisfactory because itis impossible to maintain the proper registry of cover and leaf duringthe stitching operation. Moreover, the stitching provides a ridge whichdoes not transmit pressure to the type for printing dataalong the seam.In fact, all of the various systems of producing account booksWherein'the account sheet is stitched to the cover is characterized bythe fact that accuracy, dimension and uniformity of product are thefunction of the individual workman rather than the process.

An object of my invention is to provide an account book having no ridgewhich might inhibit clear printing thereon.

Another object of my invention is to provide an account book adapted tobe made of uniform size in large quantities.

Another object of my invention is to provide a process of making accountbooks of uniform size in quantity.

Other objects and certain advantages of the invention will be more fullyset forth and described in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view legendary sheet.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a legendary sheet and cover assembled.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a book having a plurality of sheets.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the book disclosed in Figure 3, withone leaf half turned. v

My invention resides in constituting the edge which is the upper edge inrelation to the printed matter of the book as a master edge, andperforming all printing and constructing operations predetermineddistances therefrom so thatithe characteristics of a single 1927. Serial110,208,731.

of a plurality of books are uniformin relai tion thereto. Therefore, allof the machines used in making my books are provided with an abutmentagainst which the master edge of the printed sheet or booklet iscontacted. This process in'relation to the printing machinery providesprinted leaves which are absolutely uniform as far as the distance ofany given column or line or legend from the top is concerned. After theleaves 1 are I printed they are associated with the covers 2 which arepreferably of flexible material heavier than the paper. In order toassemble the books the master edge 8 of the printed sheet and an edge 4of the cover are both contacted with an abutment and the sheet and thecover adhesively secured together by a stripe of paste or glue 5disposed a predetermined distance from said abutment along a lineparallel to the master edge. Any desirable forms of pasting or gluingmachinery can be used for this process.

The leaf and cover so associated with each other are then scored along aline 6 parallel to the master edge and a predetermined distancetherefrom. Uniformity hereto issecured by contacting the master edge ofthe leaf and cover with an abutment and scoring a predetermined distancefrom the abutment. line be adjacent to one edge of the paste or glueline or stripe which securesthe leaf or sheet and cover together. Ifmore than one sheet is desired in the book, (see Figures 3 and 4) thesame can be secured to the preceding sheet as the first sheet and coverwere secured together, butit is preferable that the two paste or gluestripes be on opposite sides of the line to, be scored in order that theslight ridge incidental to the stripe of paste or glue be Wide'ratherthan thick. By providing the alternate, paste or glue stripes onopposite sides of the score out of registry with one another, the bookcan be developed to considerable thickness without accumulating a ridgeprejudicial to accurate registry or clearimpressions of type when usedin a bookkeepingmachine. After the pasting operation, the master edge ofthe sheet and the cover registering there- It is recommended that thescored.

with, are contacted with an abutment and the opposite parallel edge '7trimmed at a predetermined distance from the abutment, said distancecustomarily being double the distance of the scored line from theabutment in order that the leaf and cover can be folded upon the scoredline anda compact booklet of the workmen is reduced to a minimum, and

formed. After'this, the corners are trimmed if desirable.

These books can be made in very large quantities LIlCl absoluteuniformity maintained by this process. The skill required the time ofmanufacture isalso greatly reduced because the only skill required issuccessive contacting of master edges with successive abutments; I

Thus I provide in the nature of an account booka system ofmaking uniformaccount books particula'rlyadapted for use in bookkeeping machinery.

Having describedmyinvention, I desire to be limited only by the ensuingclaim:

An account book, comprising, three or more sheets adhesively securedtogether by stripes of adhesive alternately disposed on opposite sidesof a folding line. In Witness whereof, ;I hereunto subscribe my name. 7

' OLIVER W. PERIN.

